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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Today Show Previews Devastator

Via TFormers, below is the video from the Today Show from yesterday where they showed off a few toys from Toy Fair including Devastator. At the 2:15 point is when the Devastator segment starts and goes for about 45 seconds. At one point the presenter says "...these six vehicles you can do anything with. These are transforming and fun as well." I think the person was confused and didn't realize that the information from Hasbro is there are going to be at least two versions of the Constructicons, those merge (the one in the video) and those that transform but do not merge. Either way, the video gives you a good look at the $100 toy.

You understand why it's costing $100? I don't. It's honestly not that big, seriously. Definitely not two feet tall as we previously heard. Secondly, the robots can't even transform into individual robot modes. Finally, it looks very cheap and horribly engineered. I mean hell, look how big, awesome and feature packed Unicron was and he didn't cost that much.

Use the brain wave doohickey to drive the Constructicons by Lego's remote control system, merge them into Devastator, and then spout candy necklaces out of his gaping mouth. That'd be pretty awesome, dude.

I am more concerned with the brain wave device. I believe it was Val Kilmer playing as Bruce Wayne once upon a time ago that told Edward Nygma that "Stimulating neurons... tampering with people's brainwaves... it just raises too many questions."

Did you notice in the video review of Devastator, Demolisher its there on the table?So those few decepticons under his protection are the other 4 constructicons to create DEVASTATOR? Looks carefully the video, seems like demolisher is only the main torso of devastator. (the Ready Mix Truck is just the head seated on it)